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Title: History of Robert Chaffin and his descendants, and of the other Chaffins in America
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Chaffin, William L. (William Ladd), b. 1837
Subjects: Chaffin family Chaffin, Robert, ca. 1695-1744
Publisher: New York : F.H. Hitchcock
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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. June 5, 1907, Lloyd B. Langworthy, and lives in Detroit,ii. Evelina, b. Nov. 28, 1906, at Rochester, Mich. 167 ROY LEVI (Roscoe R. 89), b. Apr. 20, 1881, in Bennington,Mich.; went to Albion College, then taught school for a year, butafterwards took up civil engineering and surveying, and laterwent to Spokane, Wash., where he became deputy in the SpokaneCo. Engineers office, and where he is now employed. Nov. 7, 1911,he m. Elizabeth Andrews of Spokane, b. Apr. 24, 1889, in Phila-delphia, Pa.; dau. of Capt. George E. and Mary F. (Kirby) An-drews. Mrs. Chaffin was brought up at W. Palm Beach, Fla. 168 JOHN WALTER (Robert Ross 91), b. Feb. 10, 1872; m.Mar. 30, 1893, Pearl C. Youngblood of Nankin, O.; b. Feb. 29,1876. Child: i. Elsie Mae, b. Feb. 5, 1894.John W. is a baker and resides in Applecreek, O. 169 IRA ERWIN (Norman 92), b. Aug. 18, 1868, in Orrville, O.;has given the writer of this sketch a detailed account of his lifefrom which the following interesting quotations will be made.
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J. p. CHAFFIN SIXTH GENERATION 199 Learning that Rev. W. L. Chaffin was working on this history, hewrites his brother, This is the first notice I ever received thatthere w^as a Rev. in the relationship. That accounts for me beingso good. I left old Wayne Co., in Ohio, in Nov., 1887, and wentto Vistula, Ind., and cut cord wood the first winter for my living.In the spring of 1888 I went to Uncle Hiram Chaffins at Virden,111., and hired out as a farm hand for three months, when I waswhat the doctors call heat struck, and had to quit work, andwent to Raymore, Mo. Then I worked on a grading outfit inKansas City until the fall of 1888, when I went to Marysville, Mo.,and worked on a stock raising farm. About Christmas of thesame year I worked on a grading outfit in southwest Dakota,grading for the B. & M. In May, 1889, I went to Denver, Col.,and, work being scarce, I bought two blankets and hired out towork on the section at Nyssa, Idaho, and by paying $2.00 wasshipped to that place, whi

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